In Moldova detained two members of the current leadership of the National Bank, and a former top Manager of the regulator, the suspects in the withdrawal from Russia of 20 billion dollars. On Friday, August 5, reports TASS.
Defendants in the criminal case initiated on 2 August, was a former Vice-President of the national Bank Emma Tabirta, the Director of the office of banking supervision Matej Dohotaru and the head of the Department for the regulation and licensing, Vladimir Turcan. To them threatens till six years of imprisonment.
“The number of Russian banks had opened accounts in Moldovan Moldindconbank, which in 2010-2014 were derived funds. These funds have passed through a Moldovan Bank in transit, and the suspects who were responsible for preventing such actions, took no measures,” — said the Prosecutor Viorel Morar.
According to investigators, the Scam was involved 19 Russian financial institutions — they transferred the money to accounts in Moldindconbank opened offshore companies.
As the “Sputnik of Moldova”, the suspects were detained for 72 hours and are in prison. The Prosecutor intends to request the placing them under preventive arrest.
